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The Visual Styles Manager has a panel of sample images of the visual styles
available in the drawing, and the following properties panels:
■
Face settings on page 2064
■ Environment settings on page 2069
■ Edge settings on page 2069
■ Lighting settings on page 2070
NOTE Changes that you make in the Visual Style panel on the ribbon create a
temporary visual style, *Current,* that is applied to the current viewport. The
settings are not saved as a named visual style.
List of Options
The following options are displayed.
Available Visual Styles in Drawing
Displays sample images of the visual styles that are available in the drawing.
The face, environment, and edge settings of the selected visual style are
displayed in the settings panels.
Icons on the sample image indicate the status of the visual style:
■ The icon from the Apply Selected Visual Style to Current Viewport button
at center bottom indicates the visual style that is applied to the current
viewport.
■ A drawing icon at center bottom indicates a visual style that is in use in
the current drawing but not in the current viewport.
■ A product icon at lower right indicates a default visual style that is shipped
with the product.
Buttons in Tool Strip
Provides button access to frequently used options.
Create New Visual Style A new sample image is placed at the end of the panel
and selected.
Apply Selected Visual Style to Current Viewport Applies the selected visual
style to the current viewport.
Export the Selected Visual Style to the Tool Palette Creates a tool for the
selected visual style and places it on the active tool palette.
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